The Arizona champion., 1887-09-03
Tovro BASIN.
Returu oI the Deputy Sheriits.-The stones Concerning the Killing of Mnivenon False,--A Bioodiess and Futile Pursui of tho Rustlers,

of the Rustlers,
 The whole community of Northern Arizona have been in condition of agitation and suspense during the last few days on account of the rumors re- sardlng the murder of Sheriff Null. venom and several Of his deputies in ronto Basin. Stories were told of the killing with minuteness of detail that compelled the most skepu- cal to think that the many terrible circumstances related must have some truth for their origin. The telegraph scattered messages all over the coun- try Supposed to have emanated from PrescotD giving the deoth of Sheriff Mulvenou, as a positive fact. Other information claimed to have been brought direct from the scene of oper- ations, related the killing of Deputy Sheriff Francis and others. The re- suit of all this was that although little reliance were placed upon specific statements there was general i'm pression that there had been serious | fight in the Basin and that probably some officers were killed and others wounded.
 With this feeling prevailing the minds of the people here, the relief felt can scarcely be imagined, when John Weatherford Gone of the depu tles) was seen riding into town last evening, bringing the welcome ln!or- nation that all the rumorS circulated were false, that there had been no fight, and no one had received a scratch. That Billy Mulvenon was safe on his way to Prescott and that his, (Weathertord's) companions, J w. Francis and k r. Odell were close behind, both men and horses d little worn with two weeks rough work, but as saie and sound as when they started.
 Alter leaving Flagstaff on Sunday, the 2Ist of August, the deputy sherIlir from here met Mulyenon and his par ty at Pdyson, and they proceeded to- gether towards the Basin, the sheriff having in his possession ten warrants for the arrest of the TewkesDury's aud others Of their gang. They found the ranches of the rewkesbury's un, occupied by the parties they were in search of and no trace Of them m the neighoorhood. On going to d store l few mIles from john TewkeSbury'! rancn, they met party of the Gra ham boys and the man Andy Cooper, the leaders of the faction opposed tC the lewkesbury'S, with whom they had conversation, but as they hao no warrants for the arrest ot these men, they were not molesred. The Grahams stated that If the sheriff and hIs posse dld not arrest the Tewkes bury gang, they intended to take the matter into their own hands and make war on them until they were exterminated or driven away from the country.
 They found some trace of part J having gone nOrthwLrd, probably to- ward HOlOrook :or provisions, and camping near the place last mention. ed, waited to intercept them. In the morning before sunrise, a mesSenger came into camp asking that Sheriff MulYenon and one companion come U a certain point to meet party. They went, and II is understood, met George Newton, the man at whose ranch the killing of the cowboys oc' cured about three weeks ago. What transplred at this conference between Mulgenon and Newton is not yet known.
 On visiting the ranch of George I Newton, the place was found aban' doned and burnt to the ground, the bodies of the two horses killed in the fight here were found lying in the front of the ruins and the newly made graves of the two cowboys, John Palr and Hamilton BIevins were seen close by, but no living thing was found near, excepting a hog and som' chickens.
 After securing the country care fully tracks of the fugItives were found, showing that a considerabI' number of horsemen had gone to wards the almost impenetrable can ons ard ravines on the farther side 0 the Basin. That they had taken ever! : preCaution to prevent successful pur suit, was evident, as on approaching
 a ravine two horsemsn had depioyec l on either side of the main body tC f protect them from any attack on th' s flank.
 After considering the situation |, Sheriff Mulvenon came to the con l clusion that further pursuit at tha ! time would be useless and unnecessa rily endanger the lives of the party therefore he resolved to abandon , ] the chase and the posse divided, MuI J venom and hIs men returning | Prescott and the Flagstaff men mak ing their way here.
 Q Things are in a fearful cond e ton in the Basin. Since the two me Pain and Blevins were killed by tn . parties firing from their conceale . position in Newton's ranch, William :, Graham was shot from an ambus whi'e riding on the Payson trail au
 died the next day. Old man Bleyin
 IS also probably killed He has bee